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February 25, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Press Secretary Announces Terrifying Change to White House Press
Karoline Leavitt revealed new rules to determine which outlets get access.
February 25, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Press Sec Conveniently Forgets Constitution While Bashing AP
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt found a new reason to continue barring the outlet from the press room.
February 19, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Republicans Happily Roll Over as Trump Declares Himself King
Donald Trump made the stunning announcement while trying to roll back congestion pricing in New York.
February 18, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Press Secretary Hit With Embarrassing Fact-Check on Fraud Claim
Karoline Leavitt claimed “tens of millions” of dead people were receiving social security payments.
February 12, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Press Secretary Crashes and Burns When Trying to Prove Fraud
Karoline Leavitt had no answers when asked about the fraud Donald Trump and Elon Musk are supposedly eliminating.
September 15, 2017
Clio Chang
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Is Worse Than Sean Spicer
Yes, the press secretary is better at her job. But that is bad news for the rest of us.
July 21, 2017
Brian Beutler
Boycott Sean Spicer
The just-resigned White House press secretary should be toxic to all respectable organizations.
July 21, 2017
Clio Chang
Sean Spicer, I will miss you. Period.
October 1, 2009
Jason Zengerle
A Bit More on Andrew Young
September 18, 2009
Jonathan Chait
Dick Armey, Retroactive Civil Rights Champion
September 17, 2009
Jonathan Cohn
Intriguing Press Release of the Day
September 16, 2009
Isaac Chotiner
Bush Sense of Humor Too Sophisticated For Former Bushies
September 4, 2009
Michael Crowley
Bad News for the Peace Process?
March 18, 2009
Jonathan Chait
Mad Men
January 28, 2009
Amanda Silverman
Scott Mcclellan's Advice For Robert Gibbs
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John Osborne
White House Watch: Nixon Then and Now

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